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hogweed

/ˈhɒɡwiːd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.60 in modern English

Syllables
hog-weed
IPA
/ˈhɒɡwiːd/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any coarse weedy herb.

noun

An umbelliferous plant, of genus Heracleum, most species of which are phototoxic.

noun

Certain plants from the genera Ambrosia, Erigeron, or Heracleum.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From hog + weed, so named because of its use as feed for pigs.

Inflected Forms

hogweeds (plural)

Phrases

giant hogweed

Frequently Paired Words

goatweed hogwort

Synonyms

pig's cole pigweed cow parsnip pig's parsnip clogweed cadweed heracleum sphondylium

Questions

How do you pronounce hogweed?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɒɡwiːd/.
What does hogweed mean?
Any coarse weedy herb.
Where does hogweed come from?
From hog + weed, so named because of its use as feed for pigs.

How to pronounce hogweed

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